[simpits-tech] electrical ??

[Marv De Beque]

Easy to do if you have a current meter, but you can overload it if not
careful.

Since this is a DC circuit, it is easier (and safer for the meter) to simply
measure the resistance of the circuit first with a meter.

The current = the voltage / resistance  (Ohm's Law)

Marv
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> From: Andreas Fransson <andreas.fransson@post.utfors.se>
> Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 10:08:26 +0200
> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] electrical ??
> 
> Here's a silly question perhaps, but if you want to know the current
> that is going through the panel, can't you use the multimeter directly
> to measure that? Most multimeters do amps too.
> 
> /Andreas
> 
> 
> -------------------
>> Thanks! I did find this, which may help. On the back of the panel it
> has
>> "10#7152 LAMPS". I'm assuming this means there are 10 lamps in the
> panel,
>> part number 7152. I searched on this and found a PDF doc with lamp
> part
>> numbers.
>> 
>> Line     Part   
> Filament
>> Life
>> 
>> No.       No.       Volts    Amps   M.S.C.P.       Type
> Hours
>> 
>> 7        7152     5.0    0.115    0.15         C-2R         40,000
>> 
>> 
>> So, IF that is the lamp being used then could I figure the amps by
>> 0.115*10(number of lamps)=1.15. I'm starting to feel in over my head
> a
>> little, so I may do some studying and come back to this later. I
> still
>> appreciate any help you guys can give.
>> 
>> Dave
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